So the Great Leader is now sitting on the right hand of his father Kim Il Sung, as they watch over blessed Korea from above. I assume everyone watched as the thousand swans ascended from the lake over which they perched and flew into the distance at the exact moment everyone felt the spirit of the Great Leader leave ouy mortal realm.

DaCrum wrote:Apparently the North Koreans are a bunch of babies. Can't even handle a death without crying like one.

cry for the cameras or go off to camp

your choice, north korean person

I'm just saying. Even after 9/11 I don't think we really had anything like that. I'd assume that was a lot worse for a nation than a leader dying, but of course we're not talking a crazy despotism then.

It's more about mourning for your nation than for any specific death. The people who died in 9/11 were faceless thousands - you can care on an intellectual level but hardly an emotional one. It was basically the death of our then-identity of America, as Kim Jong Il was the identity of North Korea.

And people don't cry over how "worse" something is compared to another. People will cry over anything as long as the emotional attachment is there, but they can give less of a crap if there isn't one even if there's a big intellectual justification for it (like the stereotypical example of Africans).

Castro has played nice. As far as I've heard, he just puts people in prison, doesn't mass murder them. And considering the size of Cuba, I don't think he really could...

So I looked it up. There is arbitrary killings, and massive state control, but even then, Cuba is starting to center. Fidel willingly let go of power to his brother, who has been more than willing to begin progressive movement in Cuba, if a bit slow.

I didn't find out until 2 days after it happened. Kinda' bummed about missing the swans.

DaCrum wrote:I'm just saying. Even after 9/11 I don't think we really had anything like that. I'd assume that was a lot worse for a nation than a leader dying, but of course we're not talking a crazy despotism then.

JFK

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If something's emotional enough for you to cry about it, I don't see how two days will make a difference. Being in a crowd will only make it more likely to happen, and it's North Korea so they're always in crowds.

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